I always thought Biff Pocoroba had the perfect name for a catcher. Unfortunately that's about all.

riverfrontier

10-27-2006, 01:42 PM

I can remember many jokes being made about Rusty Kuntz. Never funny, as the jokers were never baseball fans, and once the pronounciation was clarified, continued to make the same joke. They never appreciated a gothic-stenciled 'John Wockenfuss', with umlauts, on a school notebook. They simply didn't get it.
Though my grandfather spotted Ted Lyons working at numerous southern Michigan Mcdonald's restaurants, we all had the best laugh when he once spotted Kiki Cochrane waiting on another table at the Olive Garden. We laughed at the ballistic phonetics, asked for more bread, and generously tipped our waiter, Mickey Cuyler. When the meal was over, we took grandpa home, dressed him in his "Frankie Say Relax, Ron Cey At Ease" night shirt, vowed never to get Alzheimer's disease, and did a buncha stuff after that. I remember the smell of incense, and the silhouette of a dwarf, but I can't remember which side I was on.

Charger567

10-27-2006, 02:01 PM

Gotta go with Oil Can Boyd.

Dodgerfan1

10-27-2006, 02:15 PM

I love an old baseball nickname, and I think the guy's name was John Ferguson, or something like that. His nickname was 'Death to Flying Things.'

Actually, I thought of another of my favorite names that I haven't mentioned on any of the other threads. Rob Wilfong. It always makes me smile.

Pickles Dilhoefer

Chisox73

10-28-2006, 07:40 PM

I can't believe that we have gone this far into the thread and not mentioned Coco Crisp.:D Every time I hear his name,I want to make myself a bowl of cereal.

bluezebra

10-28-2006, 09:23 PM

Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish

Covers everyone from an American President, a Roman Emperor, to a Native American Tribal Council and a town in Oklahoma.

Bob

Disgruntaledmarinerfan

10-29-2006, 02:05 AM

if you say mike sweeney fast it will sound funny;)

Dalkowski110

10-29-2006, 03:41 AM

One of the best PCL outfielders of all time was named Arthur Leland Hunt. Everyone called him Mike, and he seemed to prefer the name. Batted right, I think, and led the PCL in homers and RBI's in 1936 and 1937. His 10-year career in the PCL yielded 1,409 hits and a .313 career batting average. Played his best with the Seattle Indians/Rainiers, although he came up with the Seals and played briefly with the Mission Reds. He almost made the Majors in 1933 with the Braves, but had the misfortune of being injured that year.

He never quite made the Bigs there were was a hyped prospect in Padres AA named Ethan Fagget

Gee Walker

10-30-2006, 03:28 PM

When I was a kid I used to laugh at the name "Harmon Killebrew". I pictured this huge guy drinking one beer after another...

Later on, when I learned something about chemistry, "Al Kaline" became a pretty funny name.

kearns643

10-30-2006, 04:19 PM

I had a few but decided to delete them B4 the moderator did. After all, I have a reputation to uphold.

The Real McCoy

10-30-2006, 04:31 PM

Came out of New Orleans and had two years with the Giants in the early fifties: Tookie Gilbert

Sean Casey

10-31-2006, 11:19 AM

Fausto Carmona

GiambiJuice

10-31-2006, 12:22 PM

Johnny Dickshot
joe Adcock
Cinders O'Brien
Jim Cockman

Brownie31

10-31-2006, 02:00 PM

Baby Doll Jacobson (1926 Chicago Daily News photo)

Brownie31

PopTop

11-02-2006, 08:59 AM

Pussy Tebeau the youngest and worst player of the 3 Tebeau brothers.He might have been 'the worst' of the three, but he still retired with a lifetime .500 average Baseball Ref LINK (http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tebeapu01.shtml) :D

How about Radhames Dykhoff (http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dykhora01.shtml)?

Old Sweater

11-02-2006, 09:56 AM

He might have been 'the worst' of the three, but he still retired with a lifetime .500 average Baseball Ref LINK (http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tebeapu01.shtml) :D

How about Radhames Dykhoff (http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dykhora01.shtml)?

Yeah. P. Tebeau also had a remarkable .625 OBP and a .500 SLG, which isn't to bad for a singles hitter.

When I was a kid collecting baseball cards I unwrapped a package to revel a Kansas City Athletics player named Harry Chiti. Pronounced Shy-Tie.

Gee Walker

11-07-2006, 05:17 PM

Did anyone mention Drungo LaRue Hazewood?

Dalkowski110

11-07-2006, 11:23 PM

Nobody ever called him Harry Chiti ("Shy-tie"). All the broadcasters called him "Harry Cheaty." Never objected, either.

tigers527

11-08-2006, 03:25 AM

ME<-------surprised, it took 3 pages of responces to get Milton Bradley a mention?

I always thought the name Barbaro Garbey was funny...Matt Nokes was not funny, but the 2 ball 0 strike count on Matt Nokes was funny to listen to. Try it 'here's the two and oh on Nokes'...say it fast and it sounds like a nonsense poem.

I find it intriguing that so many people chuckle at the names that denote body parts. *shrug*

Hellborn came up with some good ones. :D

I've always had fun saying Bob Boone.

But I think my favorites are Who, What, and I Don't Know.

Erik Bedard

11-29-2006, 02:23 PM

Not to mention I Don't Give A Darn.

Dodgerfan1

11-29-2006, 03:31 PM

Still Bill Hill.

DODGER DEB

11-29-2006, 04:33 PM

In 1948 OUR BROOKLYN DODGERS had a player named ELMER SEXAUER.

I am told that the frequent joke made about his name was this...

Question: Do you have a Sexauer?

Reply: Are you kidding....we don't even have a coffee break!

c.

SDL

11-29-2006, 05:29 PM

I guess someone has to keep Richard Pole company :rolleyes:

A Classic laugahble name...

Cubsfan97

11-29-2006, 05:51 PM

King Kelly. Also, not baseball related, but how about Lynn Swann. Hard to believe he played football. When I had first heard ther name, I immediately thought an ice skater. lol.

jgangstahippie

11-29-2006, 06:57 PM

Well I know a minor leaguer by the name of Shelley Duncan
He's Chric Duncan's little bro.
He is in AA Trenton(Yankees)

Russ Johnson
Justin Spier

RuthMayBond

11-29-2006, 07:20 PM

I've always had fun saying Bob Boone.A first name of Bab would have been even funnier

HDH

11-29-2006, 07:38 PM

My favorite: Chief Hogsett

Worst: Nook Logan

Dalkowski110

11-30-2006, 05:36 AM

Then there's the Chavez brothers...Endy (now well known for "the catch") and Ender (who is still trying to make the Majors and is playing with somebody's AAA affiliate).

Crusify_Me

11-30-2006, 10:30 PM

heres and odd one
B.J. Ryan
his actual name is Robert Victor Ryan lol

hellborn

12-01-2006, 06:43 AM

How about Hillbilly Bildilli?
Birth name was Emil Bildilli...that's not bad, either.
He died quite young, not sure how yet.

milladrive

12-02-2006, 05:07 AM

How about Hillbilly Bildilli?
Birth name was Emil Bildilli...that's not bad, either.
He died quite young, not sure how yet.

Perhaps from embarrassment.

Dodgerfan1

12-02-2006, 05:20 AM

How about Hillbilly Bildilli?
Birth name was Emil Bildilli...that's not bad, either.
He died quite young, not sure how yet.

Hillbilly Bildilli is silly and quite a dilly. Some nicknames are just handed out willy-nilly, but not our Hillbilly Bildilli. Was he a Phillie? I'll bet he'd hate Milli Vanilli. Will Hillbilly Bildilli really think they're silly? Will he really?

Dodgerfan1

12-02-2006, 06:01 AM

Wasn't there a silly poem written once for a player named Del Bisonette? (sp?)
My dumb little hillbilly rhyme reminded me of it. I haven't seen it for years. Does anyone know if I dreamed it? I guess I could look it up.

TigersFanB406

12-02-2006, 06:07 AM

When I was a kid I liked Ernie Whitt and Goose Gossage cuz of their names. Oh, and Rollie Fingers.

Now I'd probably say Nomar Garciappara.

Crusify_Me

01-31-2007, 02:24 PM

goose gossage??

was that his nickname or actual name

RuthMayBond

01-31-2007, 02:26 PM

goose gossage??

was that his nickname or actual nameOh, that one's rich

jaxnbulldog

02-02-2007, 06:05 PM

Sixto Lezcano

cubsfan1073

02-02-2007, 06:08 PM

I've got to add:

Razor Shines and Garth Iorg

The last one always made me laugh
Garth Iorg's son, Eli Iorg has an even funnier name. He played for my hometown minor league team last year and was my host player and I got to know him a little bit.

cubsfan1073

02-02-2007, 06:10 PM

Rollie Fingers is funny. Scott Coolbaugh is another good one.

hellborn

02-02-2007, 06:23 PM

Hillbilly Bildilli is silly and quite a dilly. Some nicknames are just handed out willy-nilly, but not our Hillbilly Bildilli. Was he a Phillie? I'll bet he'd hate Milli Vanilli. Will Hillbilly Bildilli really think they're silly? Will he really?
He was a Brownie...and, I figured out how he died.
1946: EMIL BILDILLI (34)....................CRASHED HIS CAR INTO A TREE ON HIS 34TH BIRTHDAY (from thedeadballera.com)
I wonder if strong liquid refreshment might have been involved.
And, MY name is Billy...isn't THAT silly?

ttmman21

02-03-2007, 08:45 PM

Dickie Thon

and Stubby or Tubby (i cant remeber) Clapp

Moose Skowron

Milt Pappas

metsfanbook

02-03-2007, 09:28 PM

I saw one of Stubby Clapp's 25 at-bats. I think that's the funniest name of any player I've ever seen play.

It looked, at one point in the eighties, as if the Mets might have, on the same team, a Howard Johnson and a Ronald MacDonald.

http://metsfanbook.com

milladrive

02-03-2007, 09:55 PM

Believe it or not, the President of the BBWAA is named Peter Schmuck. He's a sportswriter for the Baltimore Sun.

Urban Shocker is a personal favorite. His real name was Urbain Jacques Shockcor.

All I can picture is a New York Post article about someone being electrocuted.

Richmond Hill Phoenix

02-18-2007, 07:09 PM

I always liked Fred Snodgrass. Wierd-sounding name to me...

CPatt44

02-18-2007, 07:16 PM

Don Money

Jon Rocker

Dan Quisenberry

Dale Wackenfuss

Great Baseball name: HOMER BAILEY

Dodgerfan1

02-18-2007, 07:26 PM

This thread seems to keep reappearing every few weeks. Lots of names have been repeated, so we are probably running low on the better names. I still love Jack Glasscock and Johnny Dickshot, but enough of the dirty ones. :D One of my faves has always been an obscure player who had the proverbial cup of coffee for Cincinnati in 1944. His name was Bob (Buck) Fausett but his nickname was, of course, 'Leaky'.

Richmond Hill Phoenix

02-18-2007, 07:28 PM

All the cool nick names were in the early days of baseball. Everyone got a nickname. Nowadays, I can't think of many that have a moniker that is more common than their given name. Pudge Rodriguez is probably the most prominent.

Dodgerfan1

02-26-2007, 07:30 AM

All the cool nick names were in the early days of baseball. Everyone got a nickname. Nowadays, I can't think of many that have a moniker that is more common than their given name. Pudge Rodriguez is probably the most prominent.

Off the top of my head, here are a few current nicknames. You're right that there haven't been nearly as many, or as colorful, nicknames than in baseball's past, but here are some. Every one of these are pretty unimaginative. Whatever happened to some of the truly colorful ones? I kind of like Godzilla, but many of the good oldies are probably too un-PC nowadays!

Big Papi
Big Unit
Big Hurt
Godzilla
Pudge
Junior
Gonzo
El Duque

Then there are the all-too many hip-hop nicknames:

A-Rod
Man-Ram
K-Rod

What a HORRIBLE crop of 'nicknames'! Blech! We need to start a campaign! These really suck.